Container Use vs ExecBro
A side-by-side look at the Container Use and ExecBro MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Container Use for code execution work; choose ExecBro for code execution. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Container Use when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Code Execution domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose ExecBro when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Code Execution domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
scan_metro, get_logs, get_network_requests.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Code Execution | Code Execution |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 59/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | — | — |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 4,078 | 79 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 11 |
| Full listing | View Container Use | View ExecBro |
Tools & capabilities
Container Use tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
ExecBro tools 11
scan_metroStart here** — scan for Metro servers and auto-connectget_logsCapture and search console logs with filtering and summariesget_network_requestsMonitor HTTP requests with method/status filteringget_screen_stateOrientation snapshot** — active route, overlays, and every element with a tap-ready `(x, y)get_screen_layoutScreen map of visible components with positions, sizes, and text contenttapUnified tap** — auto-detects platform, tries fiber → accessibility → OCR → coordinatespinchReal two-finger pinch-to-zoom** — Android emulator only (iOS in progress)input_textType text — targets and focuses a field itself, or `native:true` for whatever's focused. `replace:true` clears first (Fabric)dismiss_keyboardBlur the focused input and close the on-screen keyboardexecute_in_appRun JS expressions in the app runtime (REPL-style)screenshotTake a screenshot on any platform: iOS simulator, Android, Electron or Chrome, and a USB-attached physical iPhone/iPad (capture only)
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Container Use
No confirmed install command for Container Use yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
ExecBro
No confirmed install command for ExecBro yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.